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Scopeloides

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae

Taxonomy
Scopeloides was named by Wettstein (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Stomiatidae by Kalabis (1948); to Gonostomidae by Jerzmanska (1968); to Gonostomatidae by Danil'chenko (1960) and Constantin (1999); and to Stomiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. paucai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Scopeloides Wettstein
1901Scopeloides Woodward p. 254
1948Scopeloides Kalabis p. 136
1960Scopeloides Danil'chenko p. 23
1968Scopeloides Jerzmanska p. 395
1999Scopeloides Constantin
2002Scopeloides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
familyGonostomatidae
genusScopeloidesWettstein 1887

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Scopeloides Wettstein 1887
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Scopeloides paucai Ciobanu 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:43:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Verona) S. sp. (190957)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania S. paucai (187379)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic (Moravia) S. sp. (104941)